Dale Vermillion is the author of Navigating The Mortgage Maze The Simple Truth About Financing Your Home HOW WOULD YOU DESCRIBE THE CURRENT TREND IN MORTGAGE RATES Mortgage rates are stabilizing currently fluctuating around to expected to gradually decrease over the coming months Rates have become more stable recently bouncing around a consistent range Predictions indicate a potential drop below by the end of the year Stability and future trends are largely influenced by inflation and bond market conditions WHAT IMPACT MIGHT THE FED'S EXPECTED INTEREST RATE CUTS HAVE ON MORTGAGE RATES Though Federal rate cuts don't directly correlate with [... more]

Please tell us about your list titled Your Most Important Financial Moves for We want to help people choose the best ideas that specifically fit their situation So we discuss over suggestions in the article and encourage each reader to select their personal Top list We've found that those who go through this process of making a personal Top list and then follow through on those action steps become better stewards and make tangible progress toward their long-term goals These suggestions are broken into several categories Help us understand spiritual and financial fundamentals We try to set the appropriate context [... more]

Mark Biller is executive editor at Sound Mind Investing WHAT'S THE CURRENT STATE OF BOND INVESTING AND HOW HAVE RECENT EVENTS IMPACTED IT Bond investing has been challenging lately especially after a long period of historically low interest rates Recently there's been a significant shift with the -year treasury bond yield rising from under in to over This has led to losses in long-term bond funds comparable to the worst stock market declines showing it's a tough time for bond investors There's been a drastic shift in the bond market with major losses in long-term bond funds The rise in [... more]

INTEREST RATESMortgage interest rates are still elevated around But Dale says what's unusual here is that typically when inflation drops rates drop along with it because the bond market which drives interest rates on mortgages generally responds favorably That has not been the case for the last couple of months And that's due to some other factors For one the Fitch downgrade of the U S government's credit rating was a big deal that really held back rates But Dale adds that a number of signs point to being a much better year in terms of interest rates Doug Duncan [... more]

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has started off with market volatility and losses Market volatility is not unusual In fact investors must expect volatility as part of their investment experience however is off to a bit of a rocky start and investment losses have some reasonably concerned Listen to this week's edition of PlanningMattersRadio and PeterRichon discusses the causes of volatility and how having a sound plan in place can help us determine and control risk exposure and identify opportunities even in challenging markets [... more]

has started off with market volatility and losses Market volatility is not unusual In fact investors must expect volatility as part of their investment experience however is off to a bit of a rocky start and investment losses have some reasonably concerned Listen to this week's edition of PlanningMattersRadio and PeterRichon discusses the causes of volatility and how having a sound plan in place can help us determine and control risk exposure and identify opportunities even in challenging markets [... more]

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Record low interest rates have brought on a flurry of home refinancing and with it the very big temptation to increase the size of your loan and take cash out against your home's equity But is it wise to borrow like that On today's MoneyWise Live Rob West will give a brief refresher course on wise biblical borrowing Then he'll answer your calls and questions on various financial topics See omnystudio com listener for privacy information [... more]